Bomb-Detection Units Needed in NYC, Transit Hubs: Sen. Chuck Schumer

Mr. Schumer on Sunday lauded the technology and called on the agency to partner with transit agencies in the city and bring it to NY permanently.

"We not only want these devices in America's busiest cities, like NY, but we need them here", Schumer said.

The agency is now testing the equipment in Los Angeles.

The devices can sense certain natural emissions by the human body, and it sets off alarm bells when an individual's emissions are blocked, such as materials in a suicide vest, according to information from the TSA.

"Along with industry partners, we are committed to identifying, testing and deploying technology that addresses threats to transportation across the spectrum", TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement. The technology, under development since 2004, was also tested in Union Station in Washington before Thanksgiving and was used at a New Jersey Transit station during the 2014 Super Bowl, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.

"The new tech will be rolled out if and when its effectiveness has been demonstrated by thorough testing", Michael England, a spokesman for the agency, said on Sunday.

A camera would scan passersby as they walked through the facility.

He bungled the attack and mainly injured himself when the crude pipe bomb strapped to his chest failed to detonate properly. "We want to be prudent and stay ahead of the threat".

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